Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

sofrer represálias

English translation:

suffer reprisals

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Aug 26, 2012 19:44
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Portuguese term

sofrer represálias

Portuguese to English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations midias sociais - ferramen
Em maio de 2011 os dois primeiros e-commerce do ranking foram proibidos de vender pela Justiça Brasileira em função dos elevados volumes de reclamações – estimou-se, à época, que 80% das mais de 21 mil queixas contra essas empresas em sites de defesa do consumidor eram sobre entrega.
Para o xxx.com ficou nítido que o próximo a sofrer represálias e a ter sua imagem duramente atingida seria ele.

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suffer reprisals

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Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Robertson
30 mins
tks Mark
agree Martin Riordan
32 mins
Tks Martin
agree Marlene Curtis
1 hr
Tks Marlene, hope you are well.
agree Dr Lofthouse
2 hrs
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3 mins

come under fire/criticism

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agree T o b i a s : come under fire
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+1
1 hr

undergo/go through/endure retaliation

re·tal·i·ate (r-tl-t)
v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates
v.intr.
To return like for like, especially evil for evil.
v.tr.
To pay back (an injury) in kind.
[Late Latin retlire, retlit- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tli, punishment in kind; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]
re·tali·ation n.
re·tali·ative, re·tali·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.
re·tali·ator n.

un·der·go (ndr-g)
tr.v. un·der·went (-wnt), un·der·gone (-gôn, -gn), un·der·go·ing, un·der·goes (-gz)
1. To pass through; experience: a house that is undergoing renovations.
2. To endure; suffer: undergo great hardship.

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Peer comment(s):

agree Fatima Noronha
22 hrs
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